Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Toshiharu Ueda

Yasuhiro Harada

Chikara Aoshima

Akira Egawa

Takafumi Kishi

Kazuhiro Izukawa

Hiroshi Arita

Teruyuki Okado

In an image pickup element, a plurality of unit pixels constituted by one micro lens and a photodiode arranged underneath the micro lens are arranged in rows and columns. The image pickup element includes first unit pixels in which a plurality of photodiodes are arranged underneath one micro lens, second unit pixels different from the first unit pixels, m first output lines per column from which signals of the first unit pixels are output, and n second output lines per column from which signals of the second unit pixels are output.

Image pickup element and image pickup apparatus

An image pickup apparatusincludes an image pickup elementincluding a plurality of image pickup pixels that perform a photoelectric conversion for an image formed by a light beam from an image pickup optical system and a plurality of focus detection pixels that perform a photoelectric conversion for an image formed by a divided light beam of the light beam from the image pickup optical system, and a DSPconfigured to perform a shading correction for a pixel signal from the image pickup element, the image pickup elementgenerates a first pixel signal by adding signals from the plurality of image pickup pixels, and generates a second pixel signal without adding a signal from the focus detection pixel, and the DSPperforms the shading correction for the first pixel signal and the second pixel signal using correction data different from each other.

Image pickup apparatus including image pickup element having image pickup pixel and focus detection pixel and signal processing method

Left- and right-eye captured images are output upon reception of light beams having passed through one imaging optical system, and the difference, between the left- and right-eye captured images, of each of subjects included in the left- and right-eye captured images is detected. An extraction image extracted from a region which includes a main subject and has a predetermined size is output for each of the left- and right-eye captured images. At this time, the region is set so that the difference, between the left- and right-eye captured images, of a subject which is different from the main subject and included in both the extraction images has a predetermined value.

Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling the same and program

An image pickup apparatus () that generates a three-dimensional image, includes an image pickup element () including a micro lens () and a pixel unit cell () including a plurality of pixels () arranged to receive light from the microlens (), wherein the image pickup element is configured to output separated first image and second image signals for respective pixels of the pixel unit cell, a parallax detector () configured to calculate a parallax comprising an image shift amount between the first image signal and the second image signal, and an image correcting portion () configured to perform a correction to change the parallax, wherein the amount of change of the parallax depends on a change of the aperture stop ().

Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, method of controlling image pickup apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

An image pickup apparatus capable of reducing the influence of dark current noise to thereby obtain excellent image quality, even when the dynamic range is expanded under a photographing condition. In an image pickup element of a CMOS image sensor of the apparatus, a photo diode (PD) generates and accumulates electric charge according to an optical input, and a floating diffusion portion (FD) accumulates the electric charges. A charge holding portion (MEM) is disposed between PD and FD. A first transfer transistor selectively separates and connect between PD and MEM, and a second transfer transistor selectively separates and connects between MEM and FD. A system control circuit sets an operation mode to either a first operation mode in which PD and MEM are separated or a second operation mode according to photographing conditions for shooting an object in which PD and MEM are connected.

Image pickup apparatus including image pickup element provided with charge holding portion, control method and control program therefor, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus for processing image signals output from an image sensor having a plurality of unit cells each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for receiving light passing through different pupil regions and each of which can be read out separately, wherein: a detection unit detects a phase difference between a plurality of images each formed on the basis of image signals of photoelectric conversion elements located in a same position in each of the plurality of unit cells; a determination unit determines a defective photoelectric conversion element; and a correction unit corrects a defective image signal of a defective photoelectric conversion element using an image signal corresponding to the defective image signal and constituting another of the plurality of images that does not include the defective image signal, based on the phase difference detected by the detection unit.

Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and image processing method

An image pickup apparatus has a pixel array including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in column and row directions, a first output unit configured to be driven by a first driving signal and to output first signals fed from at least some of the photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel array, and a second output unit configured to be driven by a second driving signal and to output second signals fed from at least some of the photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel array. The first driving signal and the second driving signal are asynchronous.

Image pickup apparatus, image capturing system, method for driving image pickup apparatus

An image pickup apparatus which is capable of providing optimal image quality according to a scene to be shot, and is improved in user-friendliness. A determination unit comprising a comparator, a comparison potential, and an OR element determines an output level of each pixel or each area formed by a plurality of pixels in the image pickup device with reference to a predetermined output level. A system controller changes a charge transfer period in a horizontal blanking period for a line including a pixel or an area of with the output level is not lower than the predetermined output level, according to a result of determination by the determination unit.

Image pickup apparatus

There is disclosed a camera including a correcting optical unit for correcting a camera movement, a calculation circuit for calculating a drive target value of the camera movement correcting optical unit based on a camera movement signal, a computation circuit for computing a light exposure amount to a storage medium, and an exposure amount control unit for, even if the drive target value exceeds a drive threshold amount of the camera movement correcting optical unit during an exposure operation for the storage medium, continuing exposure to the storage medium until it reaches the light.

Camera with vibration isolation function

There is provided an apparatus provided with an image blur prevention function, including: a blur correction driving means for performing correction of image blur; an actuator separate from the blur correction driving means, consuming energy of the actuator changing depending on time; a power supply for supplying energy to the blur correction driving means and the actuator; and a variable circuit for changing an energy supply pattern in supplying energy to the blur correction driving means by the power supply before or after consuming energy of the actuator changes.

Apparatus provided with image blur prevention function

In a camera which reproduces information recorded at a magnetic recording part of each frame of a film, a reproducing circuit is arranged to make a discrimination, without being affected by noises, between the presence and absence of information recorded on the film and to lessen errors of reproduction of information, a noise removing filter is arranged to have a variable passband, and a passband switch-over circuit is arranged to vary the passband of the filter between a passband to be set in making the discrimination between the presence and absence of information recorded on the film and a passband to be set in performing a decoding action on the information recorded on the film.

Information reproducing apparatus and camera

A camera having curcuitry for detecting the type of loaded film has a processor for reading information from a recording portion of the loaded film. Detection circuitry is provided for detecting the type of film loaded in the camera, and an adjustment circuit is provided for adjusting a signal level of the information read by the processor. The adjustment circuit changes an adjustment characteristic on the basis of the film type detected by the detection circuit.

Camera detecting the type of loaded film and adjusting amplifier gain of

The present invention relates to a camera having a reproducing circuit for reproducing information recorded in a magnetic recording portion of a film. This invention provides a camera capable of properly reproducing information by using the reproducing circuit in such a manner that the reproducing characteristics of the reproducing circuit are adjusted in accordance with the speed at which said image recording member is fed.

Camera having magnetic signal reproducing circuit with adjustable gain

Apparatus for delaying a camera extendible lens from being automatically withdrawn into the camera body by the camera lens driver when the camera mode setting switch is set to or through a camera OFF setting includes control structure for (i) determining that the camera mode setting switch has been set to the camera OFF setting, (ii) causing a predetermined time to be counted after it has been determined that the camera mode setting switch has been set to the camera OFF setting, (iii) again determining that the camera mode setting switch has been set to the camera OFF setting after the predetermined time has finished being counted, and (iv) causing the camera lens driver to withdraw the lens into the camera body only if it has been again determined that the camera mode setting switch has been set to the camera OFF setting. Preferably, this prevents the extendible lens from being automatically withdrawn into the camera body every time the mode setting switch is turned through the OFF setting.

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Machida, Japan

Toshiharu Ueda